National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Charlotte 102, Detroit 78
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Where: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina
Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #11 Derrick Collins, #74 Curtis Blair
Attendance: 15372

Hornets 102, Pistons 78: Marvin Williams scored 18 points and Kemba Walker scored all 17 of his points in the first half as host Charlotte got a much-needed victory.

Gerald Henderson scored 14 points and Mo WIlliams chipped in 13 off the bench for the Hornets, who sit two games behind the Brooklyn Nets for the eighth playoff spot in the East. P.J. Hairston finished with 12 points and Al Jefferson contributed 11 points and nine rebounds as Charlotte won for just the third time in 10 games.

Jodie Meeks scored 15 points off the bench for the Pistons, who had won five of their last six games. Reggie Jackson was held to nine points on 3-of-16 shooting and backcourt mate Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored two points on 1-of-6 shooting as Detroit shot just 35.2 percent from the field.

Walker scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the first quarter as Charlotte jumped to a 33-25 edge. The Hornets opened the second quarter on a 16-4 run, with Hairston converting a 3-pointer and a three-point play in a span of eight seconds before Detroit scratched back to get within 56-45 at the break.

Two quick hoops by Henderson helped Charlotte to a 16-point edge three minutes into the second half and Detroit closed within eight before two hoops from Mo Williams late in the stanza provided the Hornets a 73-62 lead heading into the fourth. Marvin Williams drained a 3-pointers to push the lead to 94-70 with 3:37 left, and the coaches emptied the benches.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Pistons C Andre Drummond got called for a flagrant-1 foul after elbowing Jefferson in the face while attempting a post-up move in the first quarter. … The Hornets have three must-wins coming up against Indiana, Philadelphia and Miami before playing Toronto twice, Atlanta and Houston in the season's last eight days. … Jackson averaged 24.3 points in his previous four games.
Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   Charlotte
Jodie Meeks 15 Scoring Marvin Williams 18
Reggie Jackson 8 Assists Mo Williams 6
Andre Drummond 9 Rebounds Bismack Biyombo 10
Joel Anthony 2 Free Throws Made P.J. Hairston 5
Joel Anthony 2 Steals Kemba Walker 3
Joel Anthony 4 Blocks Al Jefferson 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Detroit 78 35.2 5-22 11-18 24 51 4 6 14
Charlotte 102 42.2 9-22 17-24 21 55 7 10 10
Upcoming Games
  • Charlotte will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Hornets have a W/L % of .548 after a win and .349 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Pistons have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .311 after a loss.